Introduction and semester projects

GEOG 40323

January 16, 2018

Introductions

Share with your colleagues:

  • Why are you interested in GIS?
  • What do you hope to accomplish in this course?

Course goals

Syllabus

Semester projects

Semester projects

  • This semester, you’ll be working with one of five different Fort Worth-area organizations to assist them with GIS tasks
  • You’ll be assigned one of these groups by next week and will complete a semester-long individual project for your client

Fort Worth Bike Sharing

Source: fwlocals.com

Fort Worth Solid Waste

Source: the109.org

Tarrant County Homeless Coalition

Source: the109.org

Tarrant Area Food Bank

Source: North Texas Community Foundation

Tarrant Transit Alliance

Source: TTA

Semester project timeline

  • This week: submit to me your group choices in ranked order
  • Weeks 2-3: project “wishlist” delivered to you
  • February 25: project “pitch” due to me and your clients
  • Weeks 13-14: open project work
  • May 7: final report due
  • May 8: poster presentation session

ArcGIS Pro

  • This semester, we will be using ArcGIS Pro to complete our desktop GIS labs
  • Review and catch-up